'Stolen' grain shipments spark furious clash between Ukraine and Israel

Ukraine has erupted with fury at Israel over its purchase of grain that Kyiv says has been “stolen” from its Russian-occupied territories.

Ukraine has erupted with fury at Israel over its purchase of grain that Kyiv says has been “stolen” from its Russian-occupied territories.

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“This is not — and cannot be — legitimate business,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, pointing to what he said was a vessel preparing to unload the shipments at an Israeli port.

“The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying,” he said in a post on X.